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Doctor Maksym Spiryagin Centre for Railway Engineering / Institute for Resource Industries & Sustainability / Research Office

Res Fellow in Railway Engineering

BSc(Hons) MSc(Hons) PhD CEng MIMechE

Office Location
Room 1.04
Building 70
Centre for Railway Engineering
Contact Details
Email: m.spiryagin@cqu.edu.au
Phone: (07) 4930 9677 - Ext: 9677
    Professional Memberships

    Institution of Mechanical Engineers

    Professional Interests
    Locomotive Traction
    Vehicle Dynamics
    Contact mechanics
    Modelling and simulation of electro-mechanical control systems
    Mechatronics for rail vehicles (active suspension, active steering, integrated wheelset control, etc)
    Real-time models and embedded systems 
    Train Dynamics
    Fuzzy logic systems
    Editor

    Guest Editor of a Special Issue on “Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation for Rail Vehicles” in the Journal of Vehicle System Dynamics

    Works Completed

    Rail Squats, CRC for Rail Innovation, Project R3.105

    Published in: 2011
    Refereed Conferences

    M. Spiryagin, A. George, S.S. Nafis Ahmad, K. Rathakrishnan, Y. Q. Sun, C. Cole, Wagon model acceptance procedure using Australian standards, Proceedings of Conference of Railway Engineering 2012, Brisbane, Australia, September 12-14, 2012, pp. 343-350.

    Y.Q. Sun, C. Cole, M. Spiryagin, M. Rasul, T. Godber, S. Hames, Energy usage analysis for Australian heavy haul trains on typical track routes, Proceedings of Conference of Railway Engineering 2012, Brisbane, Australia, September 12-14, 2012, pp. 559-567.

    Y.Q. Sun, C. Cole, M. Spiryagin, M. Rasul, T. Godber, S. Hames, Energy storage system analysis for heavy haul hybrid locomotives, Proceedings of Conference of Railway Engineering 2012, Brisbane, Australia, September 12-14, 2012, pp. 581-589.

    M. Spiryagin, C. Cole, Y.Q. Sun, Rail friction condition estimation and its implementation for traction control of locomotives, Proceedings of 9th International conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, August 27-30, 2012, pp. 565-570.

    M. Spiryagin, A. George, Y. Sun, C. Cole, Locomotive Model Acceptance Procedure (LMAP) Based on International Standards, Proceedings of the Second Joint International Conference on Multibody System Dynamics IMSD 2012, Stuttgart, Germany, May 29 - June 1, 2012.

    Bosso N., Gugliotta A., Somà A., Spiryagin M. , Model of scaled test rig for real time applications, Proceedings of COBEM2011, Natal, RN, Brazil, October 24-28, 2011.

    M. Spiryagin, S. Simson, Real-time model-based controller of maximum adhesion forces for a rail vehicle, 22nd IAVSD Symposium, Manchester, United Kingdom, August 14-19, 2011.

    Y.Q. Sun, M. Spiryagin, S. Simson, C. Cole, D. Kreiser, Adequacy of modelling of friction wedge suspension in three-piece bogies, 22nd IAVSD Symposium, Manchester, United Kingdom, August 14-19, 2011.

    C. Cole, M. McClanachan, M. Spiryagin, Y.Q. Sun, D. Kreiser, Wagon instability in long trains, 22nd IAVSD Symposium, Manchester, United Kingdom, August 14-19, 2011.

    S. Mohan, S. Simson, M. Spiryagin, C. Cole, Early Detection of Rail Squats using Eddy Current Inspection, Proceedings of the 2011 International Heavy Haul Association Conference (IHHA 2011), Calgary, Canada, June 19-22, 2011.

    Bosso N., Gugliotta A., Soma A., Spiryagin M., Methodology for the determination of wheel-roller friction coefficient on 1/5 scaled test rig. 8th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Florence, 2009.

    Bosso N., Gugliotta A., Soma A., Spiryagin M., Adhesion force estimation on 1/5 test rig. Multibody Dynamics 2009, Eccomas Thematic Conference, Warshaw, Poland, 2009.

    Bosso N., Gugliotta A., Soma A., Spiryagin M., Improvement of adhesion force estimation on 1/5 scaled test rig and optimization of the control law of tractive and braking motors. XXXVIII Convegno Nazionale, Associazione Italiana per l'Analisi delle Sollecitazioni, 9-11 settembre, 2009, Torino, Italy.

    Maksym Spiryagin, Kwan Soo Lee, Hong Hee Yoo, Valentyn Spiryagin and Yuriy Vivdenko. Experimental and theoretical investigation of adhesion based on analysis of wheel-rail noise// The Fifteenth International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV15), Daejeon, South Korea, July 6-10, 2008.- p.942-949.

    Pil Gon Song, Maksym Spiryagin, Hong Hee Yoo. Robust Design Optimization of the Vehicle Ride Comfort Considering Tolerance Effect// The Fifteenth International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV15), Daejeon, South Korea, July 6-10, 2008.- p.2706-2713.

    Spiryagin M., Lee K.S., Yoo H.H., Spiryagin V., Klyuyev S. Study on using noise for development of active steering control system of rail vehicle// Noise-Con 2008, Dearborn, Michigan, USA, 28-31 July 2008.

    Spiryagin M., Spiryagin V. and Ulshin V. Active steering control of a rail vehicle: A new approach//Annals of DAAAM for 2008 & Proceedings of the 19th International DAAAM Symposium "Intelligent Manufacturing & Automation". - DAAAM International, (Vienna, Austria), 2008.

    Maksym Spiryagin, Kwan Soo Lee and Hong Hee Yoo. Study on using noise for adhesion control system of railway vehicle// Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV14), Cairns, Australia, 9-12 July 2007.

    Spiryagin M., Kwan Soo Lee, Hong Hee Yoo, Spiryagin V., Vivdenko Y. Active steering control system of a rail vehicle based on the analysis of the sound radiation// Noise-Con 2007, Reno, Nevada, USA, 21-24 October 2007.

    Spiryagin M., Spiryagin V., Ulshin V. Wheel load control system of a railway vehicle using noise spectrum analysis and GPS/GPRS technologies// 18th DAAAM International Symposium "Intelligent Manufacturing & Automation: Focus on Creativity, Responsibility, and Ethics of Engineers", Zadar, Croatia, 24-27 October 2007.

    Ha Seong Lim, Maksym Spiryagin, Hong Hee Yoo. Vibration Analysis of a Rotating Packet Blade System// Proceedings of the KSME Annual Fall Conference 2007, Kangwon-Do, South Korea, October 31-November 2, 2007. (in Korean)

    Bumsuk Kim, Min Kwon Kim, Maksym Spiryagin, Hong Hee Yoo. Analytical method to analyze the tolerance effect on the vehicle ride comfort// Proceedings of the KSME Annual Fall Conference 2007, Kangwon-Do, South Korea, October 31-November 2, 2007. (in Korean)

    Spiryagin M., Vivdenko Y., Spiryagin V., Klipakov M. Anti-slip control system of a locomotive// Proc. of 17th DAAAM International Symposium "Intelligent Manufacturing & Automation: Focus on Mechatronics and Robotics", Vienna, Austria, EU - November, 2006.

    Vivdenko Y., Spiryagin V., Spiryagin M. Noise radiation in the wheel rail contact as a determinative factor of adhesive interaction between railway vehicle and rails// Proc. of NOVEM2005, Saint-Raphael, France. - 2005.

    Grants

    Locomotive Adhesion, CRC for Rail Innovation, Project R3.119

    Future Traction Technologies, CRC for Rail Innovation, Project R1.115

    Refereed Articles

    Spiryagin M., Simson S., Cole C., Persson I., "Co-simulation of a mechatronic system using Gensys and Simulink", Vehicle System Dynamics, Vol. 50(3), 2012, pp. 495-507.

    J. Zhu, M. Spiryagin, L. Wang, "Nonlinear control of vehicle active suspensions", JDCTA: International Journal of Digital Content Technology and its Applications, Vol. 6, No. 2, 2012, pp. 94-101.

    Cole C., Mclanachan M., Spiryagin M., Sun Y.Q., "Wagon instability in long trains", Vehicle System Dynamics,Vol. 50 (Supplement 1), 2012, pp. 303-317.

    Maksym SPIRYAGIN, Yan Quan SUN, Colin COLE, Scott SIMSON and Ingemar PERSSON, "Development of Traction Control for Hauling Locomotives", Journal of System Design and Dynamics, Vol. 5, No. 6 (2011), pp.1214-1225.

    Maksym Spiryagin, Kwan Soo Lee, Hong Hee Yoo, Oleksandr Kashura and Sergey Popov. Numerical calculation of temperature in the wheel/rail flange contact and implications for lubricant choice// Wear. - Vol.268 - No.1-2.- 2010. - pp. 287-293.

    Kim B.S., Spiryagin, Kim B.S., Yoo H.H. Analysis of the effects of main design parameters variation on the vibration characteristics of a vehicle sub-frame//Journal Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology. - Vol. 23. - N. 4. - 2009. - pp. 960-963.

    Zhu J., Park J.H., Lee K.S., Spiryagin M. Switching controller design for a class of Markovian jump nonlinear systems using stochastic small-gain theorem//Advances in Difference Equations. - vol. 2009. - Hindawi, 2009. - Article ID 9 896218. - pp. 1-19.

    Jin Zhu, Jun-Hong Park, Kwan-Soo Lee, Maksym Spiryagin. Robust extended Kalman filter of discrete-time Markovian jump nonlinear system under uncertain noise// Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology. - 2008.- Vol. 22 - p.1132-1139.

    Maksym Spiryagin, Kwan Soo Lee, Hong Hee Yoo, Oleksandr Kashura and Oleksandr Kostjukevich. Modeling of adhesion for railway vehicles// Journal of the Adhesion Science and Technology (JAST). - 2008. - Vol. 22. - p. 1017-1034.

    Jin Zhu, Junhong Park, Kwan-soo Lee, Maksym Spiryagin. Guaranteed performance robust Kalman filter for continuous-time Markovian jump nonlinear system with uncertain noise// Mathematical Problems in Engineering. - vol. 2008. - Hindawi, 2008. - 12 pages.

    Maksym Spiryagin, Kwan Soo Lee, Hong Hee Yoo. Control system for maximum use of adhesive forces of a railway vehicle in a tractive mode// Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (MSSP). - 2008.- Vol. 22 (3) - p.709-720.

    Commissioned Reports

    Spiryagin M., Cole C., Vehicle Dynamics Simulation for Cant Deficiency Increase, CRE-C-222 PN-02/11, Centre for Railway Engineering, Central Queensland University, February, 2011.

    Spiryagin M., Real-Time Wheel-Rail Contact Model for the dSpace Hardware System, Final report 03-2010, Railway Technology Lab"CODIFER" (Laboratorio di costruzione e dinamica ferroviaria), Department of Mechanics "DIMEC", Politecnico di Torino, July 2010.